The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-19
Some Astounding Disclosures
if they are True.
HIS VIEWS OF THE MATTER
.,ofber Silly Striks-The Railway
Th!eves-The Pope ana Inc
Krishts-Other Notes.
Catching Parneli'

Is 10 orticIes on ''Parnellism ana
Crime" taat it has further document
arv evidence, prints fac slmlle Oh
Tatter signed by MIR. Parneu, and SUP
nosed to have been addressed to hgan
r. nacifv his subordinates when Parnel'
t " denounced the Phoenix Park
PIo u5 The letter fills one side OF an
n-Jinerv piece of note paper, and is IN
~ u hand writing. Yours very
s s.t,IT Charles S. Parnell," in Paraell,s
lit is at The top of the other lea.
Tba- lines suggests that the signature
raS 50 written that it could be
torn off if necessary. The letter
w vg Is dated simply, rs 8, '02,"
without an address, is as follows:
6e0r ST. am not surprised at your
friends anger, but he and you should
Enow that to denounce the murder
was the only course open to US. To do
that promp pity was plainly our best
policy, bat you can tell MN ana all
others concerned that, though regret
4ba accident of LORD Cavendish's death,
T "" refuse to admit that Burke
oct no more than his deserts. You are
Of liberty to show him this, and others
whom YOU can trust also; put let not
nv address be known. He can write
to the House of Commons.
The Times says: Parneu cannot ex-
pect that the simple reputation OF the
letter will have any weight with public
opinion. He must bring more solid
nrOofs to aunul the effect OF the dis
closure.
The Times exposed special bulletins,
calling attention to the letter. and sent
an extra supply to the railway news
agents and book stalls.
The lobby of the House of Commons
was crowded in the afternoon with
members eagerly discussing the alleged
Parnell letter. The Irish members in
dignantly declared 1t forgery, Cane
and Sir Henry James Liberal Union
lists, were observed IN an animated
conversation over the letter.
The Globe commenting on the letter,
saws: Until the horrible accusation
that ParDeu wrote The letter is proved
we shall discredit it"
The PcJL Mall Gazette says: Until
the authenticity of the letter shall be
absolutely proved there will be no need
to discuss its contents"
st. James Gazette says: 1.-THE letter
is so grave document that it will not
do to regard it as genuine until Parnell
shall be heard from concerning it.
The alleged letter of ParnelI supposed
to have been addressed to. Egan
relative 10 the Ph@nix Park murders,
which the Times published this morn
ing, has caused immense excitement
among all parties. In an interview,
to-day, CLANCY, Parnellite, member for
Dublin County, branded the letter as
an infamous concocti N and declared it
bears internal evidence of forgery. He
said also that suspicion was also di-
reCted against a certain person as the
forger. An Irish member of Parliament
departed for Dublin this morning to
compare the handwriting in the letter
attributed to Parnel1 with that OF the
person suspected.
Parnellites all declare the letter an
infamous concoction and q deliberate in
venton TO publicly SANDER the leader
OF the home rule party. They say that
even on the low ground of eXpediency,
Palnel would be the last man in the
world tC write a letter containing such
canning admissions. They contend,
therefore, that all reason in the case
proves the letter to be forgery on the
lace oft, Pointing for proof to the
contents of the document, especially to
tIe writer's warning the, person to
Rnom tie letter Curports to be writ
zen not 10 disclose the address. while no
ADDRESS IS given, the fact that the sig
psture IS the only part of the letter in
9arnell's writing, is by itself, Home
n9lers argue, proof that the whole
lung is fraud as, according to them,
Mu1le II would he difficult to obtain
enough specimens of ParnelI's hand.
Wfltlng to enable the forger to initiate
~ W NJ che extent 70 successfully palm off
Wnole letter as his, it is rot at ell diff
ncuIt to obtain his signature. Parnell,
S "a agent OF the Associated Press is au-
tihoflzed TO state, will categorically deny
snst ne wrote the letter. Parnell will
make MS denial in the House of Com
mons. The editors of the Times will he
summoned to the bar of the Commons
10 explain the authorship of the letter.
Inc sensation produced by the publ
cation OF the letter has been so great |
mat specially large editions, issued to
meet the expected demand, proved
LONDON, pril 18.-In an interview TO-
uay' Parnsil pointed out that, although
al nrSt SIGHT some letters in the Time
fac-simile appeared to resemble his
autograph, a close comparison shows
Ieclued and striking difference in many
Important points. The forgery sIopt s
upwards; The genuine handwriting
ttGGTTnwaTds. Parnell always places a
luA point after the initial IS. =" in his
name which the forgery ohits. The "r'
IN ParnelI and the ''C'' in Charles are
quite different from anything he ever
wrote Tie letters ''ch" in Charles"
run abnoEmally long and ISL and "p,,'
S a5e 51e only letters n any way re
Seulollng MS genuine autograph. The
pen pen at the beginning of the "a" in the
Urged Charles" was evidently taken
on inc paper; whereas in the genuine
Signature il is always written witno out
H. ofeak; The forgery, Parnell says. is
n sne WORK Of a person accustomed 10
bbesnmanship aud writing. a flowing
S Sand, whereas his own writing is al
lays lays IN cramped style. Parnell
, srp said the letter and signature
sner nMpndent forgeries. He strongly
I8ssPectNd the identity of the forgers.
t ae Is undecided whether to prosecute
'se Timcs or not.